国籍：巴拿马 出生地：巴拿马城 职业：音乐家、歌手、作曲家、演员、政治家 生日：1948年7月16日 姓名：Ruben Blades 简介：by Craig Harris Rubén Blades is one of the most successful vocalists in the history of Panamanian music. A former member of bands led by Ray Baretto and Willie Colón, Blades has continued to influence salsa music with his highly literate, politically tinged lyrics and his modern-minded arrangements, which substitute the usual horn and Latin percussion sections with synthesizers and drum sets. Often referred to as the Latin Bruce Springsteen, Blades provided a musical voice for the middle class of Central America. Raised in a middle-class neighborhood in Panama City, Blades inherited his musical talents from his parents. His mother, Anoland, who emigrated from Cuba, played piano and sang in Spanish. His father, Ruben Sr., a police detective, played bongos. Inspired by the doo wop singing of Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, Blades began singing North American pop and rock songs in his early teens. In 1963, he became the lead singer of a band, the Saints, formed by his older brother, Luis. The political upheaval in Panama during the mid-60s had a profound effect as Blades became increasingly committed to his own roots, refusing to sing in any language but his native Spanish. While studying law at the University of Panama, Blades continued to be involved with his music, singing with Conjunto Latino and los Salvajes del Ritmo. In 1968, an album he recorded with Bush and the Magnificos reached Joe Cubas producer in New York. Invited to join Cubas band, he declined in order to complete college. When the Panamanian government closed the university, he made his first trip to the United States. While in the U.S., Blades recorded an album, From Panama to New York, with Pete Rodriguez. Shortly after the albums release, the University of Panama was reopened and Blades returned to complete his undergraduate studies. Although he accepted a position as a lawyer for the Bank of Panama, following his graduation, he returned to the U.S., to visit his parents, who had emigrated to Miami, in 1974. While in the United States, Blades traveled to New York and took a job in the mailroom of the Latin-oriented Fania record label. A year later, he replaced Tito Allen as featured vocalist in Ray Barrettos band, auditioning in Fanias mailroom. When Barretto left to form a Latin fusion group, Blades took over as bandleader and renamed the group Guarare. In 1975, Blades composed and sang lead on Barrettos recording Canto Abacua, featured on the album Barretto. As a result, Blades was named Composer of the Year by Latin New York magazine. Blades had also been playing with Willie Colóns band, and he remained with Colón for six years. Their collaboration reached its apex with the three-million-copy-selling album Siembra, which included the single Pedro Navaja, the biggest selling single in salsa history. Blades politically oriented lyrics were not universally accepted. In 1980, his song Tiburon, which spoke out against superpower intervention in the Caribbean, was banned from radio airplay in Miami. Forming his own band, los Seis del Solar, in 1982, Blades began to perform an exciting fusion of Latin, rock, reggae, and Caribbean music. Their debut album, Buscando América, was released in 1983. A year later, Blades enrolled in the graduate school at Harvard University, eventually receiving a masters degree in international law. Since the early 80s, Blades has balanced his musical career with acting and writing songs for such films as The Last Fight, Crossover Dreams, Critical Condition, Fatal Beauty, The Milagro Beanfield War, Dead Man Out, Disorganized Crime, The Lemon Sisters, The Two Jakes, Predator 2, One Mans War, The Josephine Baker Story, Crazy From the Heart, Color of Night, A Million to Juan, Scorpion Spring, and The Devils Own. Blades shared the title role, with Marc Anthony, in Paul Simons Broadway musical The Capeman. Blades, who lives in California with his actress wife Lisa Lebenzon, has remained active with politics. The founder of a new political party in Panama, he ran for president of Panama in 1994, coming in second in the election. While much of Blades repertoire is in the Spanish language, he recorded an English-language album, Nothing but the Truth, featuring songs by Lou Reed, Elvis Costello, and Sting, in 1988. 从艺历程：他的演艺生涯始于 1983 年，并一直持续，有时会中断几年以专注于其他项目。他在《跨界梦》（1985 年）、《米拉格罗豆田战争》（1988 年）、《超级英雄》（1991 年）、 《铁血战士 2》（1990 年）、《夜色》（1994 年）、《安全屋》（2012 年）、《顾问》（2013 年）和《石中之手》（2016 年）等电影中扮演重要角色，并凭借在《约瑟芬·贝克的故事》（1991 年）、《发自内心的疯狂》（1992 年）和《马尔多纳多奇迹》 （2003 年）中的表演获得三项艾美奖提名。他在电视剧《行尸之惧》（2015-2017 年；2019-2023 年） 中扮演了丹尼尔·萨拉查的主角。 1994年，布莱兹竞选巴拿马总统，仅获得17%的选票，但未能成功。2004年9月，他被巴拿马总统马丁·托里霍斯任命为旅游部长，任期五年。 1970 年，他与Pete Rodriguez管弦乐团在美国首次亮相，发行了专辑《De Panamá a New York》，他最成功的专辑之一是《Rubén Blades y Son del Solar... Live!》。、Amory Control、卡米南多、SALSWING！、巴拿马之子、探戈、洛斯阿布里多斯太阳之歌、美洲巴士、埃尔奎拉哈斯拉帕加、埃斯塞纳斯、萨尔萨大乐队、梅蒂安多马诺！以及他1978年发行的著名专辑Siembra。此外，他还曾与不同的艺术家合作过，如Usher、Elvis Costello，作为独唱歌手和嘉宾Michael Jackson、Luis Miguel、Julio Iglesias、Ricky Martin、Juan Gabriel、Laura Pausini，夏奇拉、塔利亚在歌曲《我能给出什么更多》的西班牙语版本中演唱，该歌曲由 Blades 创作并翻译为《Todo Para Ti》。他还参与了多位拉丁裔艺术家的制作，例如《Almost Like Praying》、《Color》 Esperanza 2020 ”、“ Hoy Es Domingo ”等曲目。他还将杰克逊周年纪念专辑《Bad 25》中收录的版本《Todo Mi Amor eres Tu 》中的《 I Just Can't Stop Loving You 》翻译成了西班牙语。 荣誉记录：2011 年 6 月，布莱兹被美国作曲家、作家和发行商协会 (ASCAP) 和 WhyHunger 授予哈里·查平人道主义奖。 2014年，Blades担任墨西哥塞万提斯国际音乐节闭幕演出。 2015 年，Blades 的专辑《Tangos》获得格莱美最佳拉丁流行专辑奖。 布莱兹表示有兴趣在 2019 年再次竞选巴拿马总统。 2015 年，布莱兹在AMC电视台播出的末日剧集《行尸之惧》中出演丹尼尔·萨拉查一角，该剧是《行尸走肉》的姊妹剧集。 布莱兹首次出现在第二集“如此接近，却又如此遥远”中。 2017 年，布莱兹作为波多黎各的特邀艺术家之一，在林曼努尔·米兰达的慈善单曲《Almost Like Praying》中演出，为飓风玛丽亚的受害者筹集资金。 2018 年 9 月，布莱兹被任命为纽约大学斯坦哈特学院院长首任驻校学者。 2021 年，布莱兹因其对拉丁音乐和激进主义的贡献而被授予拉丁唱片学院年度人物称号。 2024年，布莱兹获得美国新泽西州普林斯顿大学音乐荣誉博士学位。